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Azure Desktop Virtualization Host Pool

This page shows how to write Terraform and Azure Resource Manager for Desktop Virtualization Host Pool and write them securely.

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azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool (Terraform)

The Host Pool in Desktop Virtualization can be configured in Terraform with the resource name azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool. The following sections describe 10 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

HPs.tf#L3
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "pooleddepthfirst" {
  location                 = var.region
  resource_group_name      = var.rgname
  name                     = var.pooledhpname
  friendly_name            = var.pooledhpfriendlyname
  description              = var.pooledhpdescription
azure-rdp.tf#L10
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "pooledbreadthfirst" {
  name                = "pooledbreadthfirst"
  location            = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  type                = "Pooled"
  load_balancer_type  = "BreadthFirst"
wvd.tf#L12
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "wvdhp" {
  location            = var.location
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.hp.name

  name                 = var.hpname
  friendly_name        = var.hpname
Hostpool.tf#L10
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "wvdhppooled" {
  name                = var.hppooled-name
  location            = var.location
  resource_group_name = var.resourcename

  type               = "Pooled"
wvd.tf#L6
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "wvd" {
  location            = var.wvd.location
  resource_group_name = var.wvd.name
  name                = var.wvd.name
  friendly_name       = var.wvd.name
  type                = "Pooled"
wvd-desktop-hostpool.tf#L1
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "wvdhppooled" {
  name                = var.pooled-hp-name
  location            = azurerm_resource_group.wvdrg.location
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.wvdrg.name

  type               = "Pooled"
virtual_desktop_host_pool.tf#L11
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "wvdpool" {
  location                         = var.location
  resource_group_name              = var.resource_group_name
  name                             = azurecaf_name.wvdpool.result
  friendly_name                    = try(var.settings.friendly_name, null)
  description                      = try(var.settings.description, null)
main.tf#L18
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "avdhp1" {
  location            = var.region
  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.avdrg1.name

  name                     = var.pooledhpname
  friendly_name            = var.pooledhpfriendlyname
main.tf#L15
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "hostpool" {
  resource_group_name      = var.rgname
  location                 = var.location
  name                     = var.hostpool
  friendly_name            = var.hostpool
  validate_environment     = true
main.tf#L6
resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "pooleddepthfirst" {
  location                 = var.region
  resource_group_name      = var.rgname
  name                     = var.pooledhpname
  friendly_name            = var.pooledhpfriendlyname
  description              = var.pooledhpdescription

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Parameters

Preferred App Group type to display

>> from Terraform Registry

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Manages a Virtual Desktop Host Pool.

>> from Terraform Registry

Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization/hostpools (Azure Resource Manager)

The hostpools in Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization can be configured in Azure Resource Manager with the resource name Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization/hostpools. The following sections describe how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

template.json
{
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workbookDisplayName": {
      "type": "string",
Sample-Workbook.json
{
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
      "workbookDisplayName": {
        "type": "string",
avdCustomWorkbookCreationTemplate.json
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workbookDisplayName": {
Sample-Workbook.json
{
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
      "workbookDisplayName": {
        "type": "string",

The Other Related Azure Desktop Virtualization Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is Azure Desktop Virtualization Host Pool?

Azure Desktop Virtualization Host Pool is a resource for Desktop Virtualization of Microsoft Azure. Settings can be wrote in Terraform.

Where can I find the example code for the Azure Desktop Virtualization Host Pool?

For Terraform, the diogofrj/Hashicorp, tkaburagi/boundary-vault-demo and INGourav/Azure-Resources source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For Azure Resource Manager, the mydur/AzMon, StellrMSP/STELLR-MSP and Bistech/Azure source code examples are useful. See the Azure Resource Manager Example section for further details.

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